CenturyLink Center Omaha

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CHI Health Center Omaha
CenturyLink Center Omaha.jpg
CHI Health Center, 2012
Earlier names

Qwest Center Omaha (2003-2011)
CenturyLink Center Omaha (2011-2018)

Data
place Omaha , USA
Coordinates 41 ° 15 '45.6 "  N , 95 ° 55' 41.5"  W Coordinates: 41 ° 15 '45.6 "  N , 95 ° 55' 41.5"  W.
start of building 2001
opening 2003
Extensions 2006
costs $ 291 million
architect DLR Group
capacity 18,320 (basketball)
17,100 (ice hockey)
up to 18,975 (concerts)
Societies)

Creighton Bluejays ( NCAA men's basketball, since 2003)
Omaha Mavericks ( NCAA men's ice hockey, 2003–2015)

The CHI Health Center Omaha (known as Qwest Center Omaha until July 15, 2011 and as CenturyLink Center Omaha until September 1, 2018) is an exhibition and convention center with a multi-purpose hall in Omaha , Nebraska . The center is built on an area of ​​almost 93,000 m², with an approximately 18,000 m² exhibition hall and around 5800 m² for conferences. Basketball and ice hockey games as well as concerts are held in the integrated hall, which can accommodate up to 18,975 people .

geography

The CHI Health Center is located on former Union Pacific Railroad property in North Downtown. It is separated from the Old Market district by Highway I-480 , which can be used directly to reach the center.

history

Planning and building

Despite the renovation of the Omaha Civic Auditorium in 1997, there were plans to build a new convention center and arena with the help of consultants. In November 1997, a commission recommended the Union Pacific property in North Downtown or an area adjacent to the Old Market in the southeast of downtown. The area in the southeast of downtown, preferred by the commission, would have resulted in a tax increase and was therefore not supported by the Nebraska Legislature and rejected in 1998. In the autumn of 1998 the plan to build on the current place arose, with private money instead of a tax increase.

In May 2000, Omaha voters approved bonds of $ 198 million to build the center and set up the Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority (MECA), a non-profit organization to build and operate it. The day before, pledges of $ 75 million were made for the project from private sponsors, a third of which came from the Peter Kiewit Foundation . In August 2000, MECA was awarded a 99-year lease for the center. MECA has also been responsible for the operation of the Omaha Civic Auditorium since 2004 and for the TD Ameritrade Park Omaha since 2009 .

The Kiewit center was built between March 2001 and September 2003 , the architecture company being the DLR Group .

Naming rights

In August 2003, Qwest signed a 15-year $ 14.05 million contract with MECA for the naming rights. After Qwest was bought by CenturyLink in early 2011, the center's name was changed to CenturyLink Center Omaha on July 15, 2011 .

On September 1, 2018, the arena was renamed the CHI Health Center Omaha . This was due to a sponsorship agreement with CHI Health, a hospital company based in Omaha. The contract was valued at $ 23.6 million over 20 years.

extension

In the summer of 2006 the hall was expanded by 1700 seats.

capacity

At concerts, the hall can be used by 18,100 or 18,975 people, depending on the position of the stage. There is space for 17,100 visitors for ice hockey games and 18,320 people for basketball games.

use

Sports

Since opening, the arena has been used for home games by Creighton Bluejays, the men's basketball team from Creighton University . The Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey team, which represents the University of Nebraska Omaha , also used the arena for home games in the 2014-15 season. After that, the Mavericks moved to the new Baxter Arena on the university campus. Both teams play in leagues of the NCAA and were previously in the Civic Auditorium.

Other sporting events that took place here are about the Men's Division I Basketball Tournament in 2008 and 2012, the NCAA, the WWE Judgment Day 2008 and the Olympic Trials in the United States , also in 2008. Since it was first held in 2012 the place Reitturnier International Omaha at the Century Link Center held in In spring 2017, the world cup final in show jumping and dressage was held here .

Concerts

Concerts in the center included the tours of Britney Spears ( The Onyx Hotel Tour , 2004), Christina Aguilera ( Back to Basics World Tour , 2007), Miley Cyrus ( Wonder World Tour , 2009) and Bon Jovi ( Because We Can: The Tour , 2013).

Trade fairs and conferences

Since 2005, Warren Buffets Holding Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meetings have been held at the center with over 35,000 shareholders. In addition, numerous other conferences and trade fairs take place every year.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b David Broughton: City finishes Qwest for new arena. Sports Business Journal, November 24, 2003, accessed January 15, 2014 .
  2. ↑ Venues. MECA, accessed January 15, 2014 .
  3. ↑ Thomas Scarangello, Erleen Hatfield, Len Joseph: Qwest for Excellence. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Modern Steel Construction, January 2005, archived from the original on December 26, 2011 ; accessed on January 15, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.modernsteel.com
  4. ^ A b c d Lawrence Harold Larsen: Upstream Metropolis: An Urban Biography of Omaha and Council Bluffs . University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln 2007, ISBN 978-0-8032-0602-1 , pp. 404–408 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
  5. ↑ Who We Are. MECA, accessed January 15, 2014 .
  6. ↑ AP: Omaha's Qwest Center gets new name. journalstar.com, July 15, 2011, accessed January 15, 2014 .
  7. ^ Nohr, Emily: So long, CenturyLink Center. CHI Health buys Omaha arena naming rights in $ 23.6 million deal. Omaha World-Herald, June 21, 2018, accessed August 1, 2018 .
  8. ^ Men's Basketball To Play at CHI Health Center Omaha. Creighton Bluejays, June 21, 2018, accessed August 1, 2018 .
  9. ^ CenturyLink Center Omaha. (No longer available online.) Creighton University, June 26, 2012, archived from the original on January 16, 2014 ; accessed on January 15, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gocreighton.com
  10. ↑ Arena: Specifications. CenturyLink Center Omaha, accessed January 15, 2014 .
  11. ^ Mavericks, Baxter Share Spotlight in 4-2 Win. Omaha Mavericks, October 23, 2015, accessed October 29, 2015 .
  12. ↑ CenturyLink Center Omaha Formerly Qwest Center tickets. Mindspark Interactive Network, accessed January 15, 2014 .
  13. ↑ Omaha beats out London, Hong Kong, 's-Hertogenbosch for equestrian world championship event , Erin Golden / Omaha World-Herald, June 10, 2014, accessed on March 28, 2017
  14. ↑ Matthias Wunderli: The portrait of the great Warren Buffett. (No longer available online.) B2invest, May 21, 2013, archived from the original on February 1, 2014 ; accessed on January 15, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.b2invest.org
  15. ↑ Visitor's Guide. (PDF) Berkshire Hathaway, accessed January 15, 2014 .